Possible culprits in Hezbollah commander’s killing
(AP) – Senior Hezbollah commander Hassan al-Laqis was assassinated early Wednesday in southern Beirut — a sharp blow to the Iranian-backed Shiite group. Hezbollah has no shortage of rivals eager to...
View ArticleIowa high school to stop listing class rank
DES MOINES (AP) — A West Des Moines private high school will stop listing students’ class rank, joining many other schools across the country, amid worries the information can hurt students’ chances...
View ArticleOfficial backs decision to withhold video
IOWA CITY (AP) — The head of the Iowa Public Information Board is backing the state’s decision to keep secret a video that allegedly shows workers at the Iowa Juvenile Home mistreating a teenage...
View ArticleThe Ledger seeks old Christmas photos for special section
The Fairfield Ledger is looking for old Christmas photos for the Christmas Greetings special section to be published Dec. 23. Photos must be at least 20 years old. The Ledger would like them as soon...
View ArticleTwo Fairfield Castings workers burned Tuesday
Two male employees of Fairfield Castings were transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Tuesday afternoon for burns they received at work. Fairfield Police Capt. David Thomas said...
View ArticleGirl pinned between skid loader, barn
BRIGHTON – A 5-year-old girl in Jefferson County was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Friday after being pinned between a barn and a skid loader. The incident occurred at...
View ArticleSupervisors differ on compensating Craff
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors revisited the job of General Assistance administrator Monday and agreed to have current administrator Ray Chambers track the number of people served and...
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Flournoy wins run-off election
Douglas Flournoy will replace Connie Boyer on the Fairfield City Council after defeating Patrick Bosold in a run-off election Tuesday. The election was extremely tight with Flournoy capturing 51...
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An evening with St. Nick
Liam Ferree, left, and his brother Seamus stood in line to speak with a celebrity Friday night at the Kandy Kane House in Fairfield’s Central Park. The two boys agreed the wait was worth it.
View ArticleAwards banquet tickets available
The 2013 annual awards banquet hosted by Fairfield Entrepreneur Association, Fairfield Volunteer Center and Fairfield First! is set for the evening of Dec. 12 at the Fairfield Arts & Convention...
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Sweet fundraiser for FHS programs set Sunday
Sweet sounds and sweet treats will be available for all at the 20th annual Chocolate Sunday fundraiser 2-4 p.m. Sunday in the Fairfield Middle School cafetorium. Talented Fairfield High School vocal...
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Trojans, Panthers featured on All-GTNS football team
The All-Golden Triangle News Service football team for 2013 is dominated by Washington. There were a total of nine Demon players named to the team after Washington finished state runner-up. Head coach...
View ArticleSPORTS BRIEFS: wrestling and girls' basketball
Girls' Basketball The Fairfield eighth grade girls’ basketball team traveled Tuesday to Burlington Aldo Leopold and won 45-13. The halftime score was 20-7, and nearly the same total for both teams was...
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Fairfield Police Department’s dispatch call logs for Wednesday included: 12:06 p.m. report of fraud. 3:31 p.m. Deja Redd was arrested and charged with violation of a no contact order and domestic...
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The following court cases were processed at Jefferson County Courthouse. Magistrate court Deja C. Redd, 21, of Fairfield pleaded guilty to providing false information to 911 emergency and was...
View ArticleMexico plans how to safely box up recovered cobalt
Officials were engaged Thursday in the delicate task of recovering a stolen shipment of highly radioactive cobalt-60 abandoned in a rural field in central Mexico state. The material, which the...
View ArticleFast-food strikes return amid push for wage hikes
Fast-food workers and labor organizers are marching, waving signs and chanting in cities across the country today amid a push for higher wages. Organizers say walkouts are planned in 100 cities, with...
View ArticleAmerican teacher shot dead in Libya
Unknown assailants shot an American teacher to death as he was jogging TOday in Benghazi, Libyan and U.S. officials said, underlining persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city where the...
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Opens tonight
Fairfield Area Community Theatre actors, from left, Janet and Beth as angels (Blair Bowman and Megan Miller), Imogene Herdman as Mary (Laurel Hilger) and Ralph Herdman as Joseph (Brad Swanson), cast...
View ArticleSpringsteen manuscript sells for $197,000
NEW YORK (AP) — Tramps like us, baby we were born to bid. A handwritten, working lyric sheet for Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 hit “Born to Run” sold for $197,000 on Thursday at Sotheby’s. The document...
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